Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.2°C
3.4° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.7
S
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
36
40
44
35
26
18
18
12
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
14
7
3
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
15
SSE
20
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
off
High Tide
6:47PM4.84m
6:51AM5.31m
7:19PM5.07m
7:22AM5.55m
7:50PM5.24m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.97m
1:19PM0.36m
1:26AM0.75m
1:51PM0.13m
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
9
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
16
18
21
20
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
17
18
16
Feels °C
19
18
17
17
17
14
14
17
16
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
17
14
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